Meet the 28 working mothers of the first graduating class from Denver Public Schools’ new community hubs
The community hubs opened last fall to help with child care, food, language classes, and GED diplomas.
How do you remove a mite from a honey bee’s back? Ask these 5th graders
The kids invented a kind of drive-through car wash for bees that involves powdered sugar.
Douglas County judge denies school board request for jury trial
Four members of the board have been accused of breaking the state’s open meeting laws, which they deny.
Susana Cordova named sole finalist for Colorado Commissioner of Education
The nine-member state Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to advance Cordova, who is currently a superintendent-in-residence for the nonprofit Transcend.
Douglas County School Board approves changes to the district’s equity policy after a year of controversy and upheaval
The policy, swept up in a national furor over misinformation about critical race theory, was a key reason the new board majority was elected in 2021.
Douglas County school board member resigns during a meeting over ‘politicization’ of the embroiled board
Elizabeth Hanson said her goal in resigning is to create awareness in the community about what is happening and become part of the solution.
After 30 years of making sawdust, one of Colorado’s few woman woodshop teachers is hanging up her hammer
Littleton High’s Pamela Wilkins answered 250 questions a day for 30 years. Now it’s time to retire.
Jefferson County schools and educators reach a deal on raises, but union says base salary is still too low
Bargaining sessions over several weeks went smoothly on some issues but became tense when it came to compensation.
‘Rampant’ antisemitism in Cherry Creek Schools has parents and students worried
Jewish students have found Nazi symbols scribbled on their schoolwork, and say other students have performed Nazi salutes in front of them.
Where school boards and politics meet
A small school district in Colorado has implemented a gag order on teachers, dropped most mental health support for next year, and adopted social studies standards previously rejected by the state board of education. It’s an example of a somewhat new phenomenon in which politics and political issues become part of school boards. CPR education reporter Jenny Brundin takes a closer look.
CSU’s budget vote looms as the school proposes hiking tuition and staff and faculty appeal for bigger raises
CSU faculty are asking for a minimum base salary of $70,000 and an 8 percent pay raise to cover the cost of living.
Girls are cracking code and breaking stereotypes in this Denver high school’s AP computer science class
Abraham Lincoln High School won a national diversity award earlier this spring because girls made up a majority of school’s the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles class.
Black and biracial students faced pervasive racism and bullying at Castle Rock Middle School
“My son could never return to that school, ever.”
Denver parents call for more community input and a trauma-informed approach in DPS school safety plan
The Parents-Safety Advisory Group stressed that violence prevention will take a broad, multi-faceted approach.
Gag orders on teachers, cutting mental health support, operating in the dark — what’s happening in Woodland Park?
Is Woodland Park is a canary in the coal mine for other districts in Colorado?
Douglas County School District settles with ousted superintendent Corey Wise over complaint
Wise says he feels vindicated and that the move is a message to school boards everywhere about the fallout of politicization. The district declined to comment.